South Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 9 ha
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52.47645, -0.68661
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
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🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Starling, Blackbird, Blue Tit +50 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Starling, Blackbird, Blue Tit +50 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Ribwort Plantain, Hop Trefoil, Field Bindweed +33 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Marmalade Hoverfly, Red-legged Shieldbug +50 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Marmalade Hoverfly, Red-legged Shieldbug +50 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Hogweed, White Dead-nettle, Rowan +3 more foraging species
Varies
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Jurassic Way Walking route 142 km ▾
Named route Length 142 km Regional walking route
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Signed route nearby
Main Route Cycling route 40 m ▾
Named route Ref 552 Length 40 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 2.6 km ▾
Named route Ref 552 Length 2.6 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 20 m ▾
Named route Ref 552 Length 20 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 260 m ▾
Named route Ref 552 Length 260 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 138 m ▾
Named route Ref 552 Length 138 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 164 m ▾
Named route Ref 552 Length 164 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
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Wildlife to spot
8,443 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 8,443 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
winter spring autumn
2025 ▾
Blue Tit · Goldfinch · Blackcap · Blackbird · Greenfinch +39
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Blackbird Turdus merula Greenfinch Chloris chloris Great Tit Parus major Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Dunnock Prunella modularis Starling Sturnus vulgaris Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Magpie Pica pica Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Rock Dove Columba livia Goldcrest Regulus regulus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Carrion Crow Corvus corone Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Coal Tit Periparus ater Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Redwing Turdus iliacus Common Gull Larus canus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita House Sparrow Passer domesticus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Nuthatch Sitta europaea Jay Garrulus glandarius Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Swift Apus apus Stock Dove Columba oenas Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Tawny Owl Strix aluco Skylark Alauda arvensis Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Siskin Spinus spinus2024 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2025 ▾
Great Crested Newt · Smooth Newt
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 🐝 Insects 26 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Marmalade Hoverfly · Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Red-legged Shieldbug · Speckled Bush-cricket +21
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera Field Bindweed · Italian Alder · Curled Dock · Hogweed · Ribwort Plantain +5
Field Bindweed Convolvulus arvensis Italian Alder Alnus cordata Curled Dock Rumex crispus Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata Selfheal Prunella vulgaris Daisy Bellis perennis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 8,443 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
winter spring autumn
2025 ▾
Blue Tit · Goldfinch · Blackcap · Blackbird · Greenfinch +39
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Blackbird Turdus merula Greenfinch Chloris chloris Great Tit Parus major Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Dunnock Prunella modularis Starling Sturnus vulgaris Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Magpie Pica pica Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Rock Dove Columba livia Goldcrest Regulus regulus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Carrion Crow Corvus corone Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Coal Tit Periparus ater Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Redwing Turdus iliacus Common Gull Larus canus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita House Sparrow Passer domesticus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Nuthatch Sitta europaea Jay Garrulus glandarius Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Swift Apus apus Stock Dove Columba oenas Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Tawny Owl Strix aluco Skylark Alauda arvensis Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Siskin Spinus spinus2024 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2025 ▾
Great Crested Newt · Smooth Newt
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 🐝 Insects 26 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Marmalade Hoverfly · Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Red-legged Shieldbug · Speckled Bush-cricket +21
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera Field Bindweed · Italian Alder · Curled Dock · Hogweed · Ribwort Plantain +5
Field Bindweed Convolvulus arvensis Italian Alder Alnus cordata Curled Dock Rumex crispus Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata Selfheal Prunella vulgaris Daisy Bellis perennis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii
Lesser Marsh Grasshopper Chorthippus albomarginatus
Lesser Marsh Grasshopper Chorthippus albomarginatus
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber
Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber
Chrysotoxum verralli Chrysotoxum verralli
Chrysotoxum verralli Chrysotoxum verralli
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Volucella bombylans Volucella bombylans
Volucella bombylans Volucella bombylans
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus
Eupeodes Eupeodes
Eupeodes Eupeodes
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans
Red Campion Silene dioica
Red Campion Silene dioica
Bee Orchid Ophrys apifera
Bee Orchid Ophrys apifera
Garden Grape-hyacinth Muscari armeniacum
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